S9E13: How to Be Whole and Happy While Being Estranged From Your Mom Cultivating H.E.R. Space: Uplifting Conversations for the Black Woman

The mother-daughter relationship is a complex one. Some of us have beautiful relationships with our mothers in which they are one of the most trusted people in our inner circle. However, what happens if you have a complicated, distant, or estranged relationship with your mother? What are the feelings that come up for you? How can you support a friend who does not have a close relationship with their mother? In this episode, Dr. Dom and Terri discuss Terri’s relationship with her mother and the steps she took to heal from the estrangement. “You can’t heal what you don’t reveal.”-Terri

Quote of the Day:
“In troubled families, abuse and neglect are permitted; it's the talking about them that is forbidden.”
-Unknown

How to Be Happy and Whole When You are Estranged From Your Mom

Be real about your feelings

Establish boundaries

Ritualistic clearing

Grieving the vision you had for the relationship

Filling your life with the mother energy your mom is unable to provide

Remember that hurt people hurt people; your mom is human



TalkBack Tuesday with Dr. Dom
Wisdom Wednesdays with Terri
Cultivating H.E.R. Space Sanctuary
Resources:
Melanin and Mental Health
Therapy for Black Girls 
Psychology Today
Therapy for QPOC
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